Culture Media and Sport written question – answered at on 13 July 2004.
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport if she will list for each museum or gallery that contains a national collection (a) the grant in aid the Government has provided in each year since free entry was introduced, (b) the grant in aid the Government plans to provide in the future for each year that plans are available and (c) the targets that must be met in terms of (i) numbers of visitors and (ii) social inclusion.
Grant in aid provided to NDPB museums and galleries sponsored by the Department (a) since 2001, and (b) planned up to and including 2005–06, is set out in the table:
2001–02 | 2002–03 | 2003–04 | 2004–05 | 2005–06 (planned) | |
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British Museum | 36,069 | 36,469 | 37,719 | 37,999 | 38,215 |
Geffrye Museum | 1,174 | 1,274 | 1,256 | 1,811 | 1,431 |
Horniman Museum | 2,974 | 3,378 | 3,281 | 3,659 | 3,682 |
Imperial War Museum | 13,118 | 16,350 | 16,541 | 17,491 | 17,811 |
Museum of London | 4,951 | 6,293 | 6,574 | 6,506 | 6,576 |
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester | 2,739 | 3,406 | 3,299 | 3,509 | 3,740 |
National Gallery | 19,949 | 20,449 | 20,479 | 21,227 | 21,460 |
National Maritime Museum | 12,588 | 13,681 | 14,012 | 15,731 | 14,825 |
National Museums Liverpool | 15,468 | 16,569 | 17,332 | 17,333 | 17,679 |
National Museum of Science and Industry | 26,734 | 32,040 | 34,750 | 33,119 | 32,882 |
National Portrait Gallery | 5,462 | 5,732 | 5,712 | 6,108 | 6,163 |
Natural History Museum | 32,377 | 38,085 | 39,603 | 39,647 | 40,080 |
Royal Armouries | 5,945 | 6,157 | 6,286 | 6,887 | 7,113 |
Sir John Soane's Museum | 699 | 699 | 2,749 | 969 | 776 |
Tate Gallery | 26,755 | 27,779 | 30,282 | 29,881 | 30,41 1 |
Victoria and Albert Museum | 32,337 | 34,771 | 34,839 | 36,125 | 36,781 |
Wallace Collection | 2,163 | 2,607 | 3,013 | 2,574 | 2,495 |
(c) National museums and galleries sponsored by the Department have agreed the following targets for (i) total visitors and (ii) C,2,D and E visitors in their 2003 Funding Agreements:
Institution | Total visitors | Numbers of C,2,D and E visitors(6) |
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British Museum | ||
2003–04 | 4,400,000 | 580,000 |
2004–05 | 4,400,000 | 600,000 |
2005–06 | 4,500,000 | 620,000 |
Geffrye Museum | ||
2003–04 | 83,000 | 15,200 |
2004–05 | 85,000 | 15,600 |
2005–06 | 88,000 | 16,000 |
Horniman Museum | ||
2003–04 | 250,000 | 46,000 |
2004–05 | 250,000 | 47,500 |
2005–06 | 260,000 | 48,600 |
Imperial War Museum | ||
2003–04 | 1,900,000 | 470,000 |
2004–05 | 1,950,000 | 500,000 |
2005–06 | 2,000,000 | 520,000 |
Museum of London | ||
2003–04 | 400,000 | 39,000 |
2004–05 | 400,000 | 42,000 |
2005–06 | 500,000 | 55,000 |
Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester | ||
2003–04 | 380,000 | 155,000 |
2004–05 | 400,000 | 168,000 |
2005–06 | 420,000 | 180,000 |
National Gallery | ||
2003–04 | 4,100,000 | 370,000 |
2004–05 | 4,200,000 | 375,000 |
2005–06 | 4,500,000 | 405,000 |
National Museums Liverpool | ||
2003–04 | 1,300,000 | 439,000 |
2004–05 | 1,400,000 | 451,000 |
2005–06 | 1,500,000 | 463,000 |
National Maritime Museum | ||
2003–04 | 1,000,000 | 175,000 |
2004–05 | 960,000 | 173,000 |
2005–06 | 1,050,000 | 189,000 |
National Museum of Science and Industry | ||
2003–04 | 3,853,000 | 844,000 |
2004–05 | 3,925,000 | 870,000 |
2005–06 | 3,960,000 | 900,000 |
National Portrait Gallery | ||
2003–04 | 1,275,000 | 57,000 |
2004–05 | 1,325,000 | 60,000 |
2005–06 | 1,375,000 | 62,000 |
National History Museum | ||
2003–04 | 2,800,000 | 460,000 |
2004–05 | 2,850,000 | 472,000 |
2005–06 | 2,850,000 | 484,000 |
Royal Armouries | ||
2003–04 | 410,000 | 18,040 |
2004–05 | 420,000 | 25,200 |
2005–06 | 430,000 | 30,200 |
Sir John Soane's Museum | ||
2003–04 | 85,000 | 2,600 |
2004–05 | 87,000 | 2,650 |
2005–06 | 87,000 | 2,700 |
Tate | ||
2003–04 | 5,100,000 | 500,000 |
2004–05 | 4,900,000 | 550,000 |
2005–06 | 4,900,000 | 600,000 |
Victoria and Albert Museum | ||
2003–04 | 2,200,000 | 168,000 |
2004–05 | 2,250,000 | 173,000 |
2005–06 | 2,300,000 | 180,000 |
Wallace Collection | ||
2003–04 | 230,000 | 15,750 |
2004–05 | 240,000 | 16,100 |
2005–06 | 250,000 | 17,010 |
(6) Numbers of C2DE visitors in order to achieve an 8 per cent. increase by 2005–06 on the 2002–03 baseline.
The (2003–06) Funding Agreements are available in full on the DCMS website www.culture.gov.uk.
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